Professor Sean Whittaker

Professor Sean Whittaker is a Consultant Dermatologist at The Wellington Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. He specialises in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer, with particular expertise in melanoma and primary cutaneous lymphomas.

Professor Whittaker graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) from Manchester Medical School in 1981. He subsequently completed specialist dermatology training in London, obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1984. In 1994, he was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) for his postgraduate research and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 1995. Prior to his current appointments, he worked as a Consultant Dermatologist at the Royal Free Hospital.

Alongside his clinical practice, Professor Whittaker is Professor of Cutaneous Oncology in the School of Basic and Medical Biosciences at King's College London. He also serves as Medical Director for the NHS England South East Genomic Medicine Service and Co-Director of the King's Health Partners South East London Comprehensive Cancer Centre. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is actively involved in clinical and translational research in primary cutaneous lymphomas. His clinical interests include skin cancer screening, skin cancer surgery and the management of skin cancers, including melanoma and cutaneous lymphomas.